Stories Collected While Living in France
The winter fruit clémentine, with its bright colored skin that slips off like a glove, is a pure taste of sunshine and goodness! On my list of favorites they rival with chocolates….wait what am I saying!!! (French Husband, do not, I repeat do not buy me clémentines for Valentines!!)
Photo: At the French village market.
ps: Considering how my home state California, has suffered a brutal winter. That has cost many orange groves to suffer terrific losses, orange would be a sweet Valentine!
Corey,
Perhaps both! Their flavors compliment each other.
succulent
juicy
creamy
chocolat
mmmmmm.
rel
Mmmmm, I bought a kilo of these at the market yesterday.
Seems like a “fruit”full day…I also bought a lot of fruit today…but summerfruit. And talking about it…think i`ll have some now
Chamara
Ah, but clementine ssections dipped in melted chocolate are heavenly –
yumm! Yes, as suggested maybe both?!
You make me laugh.
Remember darling for some money may talk but for me chocolate sings.
And with your gorgeous french husband.
Oooooh La La!
Happy Happy Valentine’s Day
Love you
Jeanne
Here in the state we have a chocolate thing shaped like an orange and it has orange flavor. You break off the pieces in section, just like an orange — YUM!!!
LOL. What if he bought you Clementines AND chocolates? That would be good, right?
We have tons of Clementines in the house. The kids and I can’t get enough of them.
They look like the mandarins that we get here in Aust. in winter. Are they citrus too?
Have you ever tried clementines and chocolate? If not you MUST. Of coarse only the best chocolate will compliment the lovely clementine….or is it the other way around? I must go ponder this one.
Corey Responds:
Yes, I agree the two flavors marry well together. That is why they are on top of my list…BUT I repeat …Roses and Chocolates, or Champagne and Chocolates, or diamonds and Chocolates, or Kisses and Chocolates, or Chocolates and Chocolates, or Paris and Chocolates…but not clementines and chocolates for Valentines!
Definitely not a good trade!!
no definitely not for Valentines !
Have you ever tried the combination of clementines and dark chocolate? A local wine shop proprietor swears by this combination with certain red wines!
Corey…what is Yann getting for Valentines???
Corey responds:
Ahha, you will have to come here on Feb. 14th to see!! You know Yann reads this and I want it to be a secret 😉 Ohho, did he put you up to this, to find out in advance?!
Mmmm…..fragrant, sweet and juicy clementines…I’m going to have one with chocolate shortly. I love your description of peeling them….perfect!
Delightful, Corey. Hummmm, how about clementines sliced and dipped in CHOCOLATE!!!
They rival chocolate?! Do you have a fever, Corey?
Very funny!! Yes, they are delicious, but a gal needs her chocolate as well. JP
oh my yes! why have just chocolate? Clementines are so
wonderful too. i agree!
dipped in chocolat!
Although the weather had been brutal to the clementines, don’t they look beautiful covered in ice? There’s only one solution to the Valentines dilemma, a chocolate orange!
Coucou Corey!
J’espère que toi et ta famille ne souffrez pas trop de cet hiver rigoureux qui sévit chez vous!
Promis : la prochaine clémentine, je la mangerai religieusement en pensant très fort à toi!
Oh I don’t know…Eve tempted Adam with an apple, a clementine is definately more *juicy*..
the results might be more fun than chocolate..
non?
ummm…Okay… Yeah… nothing RIVALS chocolat.
Still want chocolate and roses
for valentines day!
I think both together would be wonderful! I love clementines just for their name!
that is too cute…
clementine’s..the less obvious thing- which is-of course – a good thing!
i say-bring it!
Oh Clemintine!
You are better than wine.
You arrive in Winter
Like a ray of sunshine
And you never whine.
Oh Clemintine!
On you I will dine.
clementines dipped in chocolate, now that’s acceptable for valentines!
my daughter wanted to name everything clementine when she was young, including her little sister (chloe) so we got her a dog. here she is now 53 years old and still sweet!
See – with its bright colored skin that slips off like a glove – only uou Corey could come up with that one. Beautiful
Too late! Too late!
I agree Corey Clementines are one of the most wonderful benefits of winter!!!!!
xo
Kristen
The colours–in all their vibrant intensity–that one can find at a fruit n veggies market are
absolutely
glorious.
well I am lucky.. it is half the price here..
and no.. I don’t want them as valentine gifts..=)
Corey, do you know I have never, ever tried a clementine before? This coming winter I will sample one… and then enjoy some chocolates.
see you, g
Do you know that there aren’t Clementines in Calgary and I didn’t even know they existed until I went to Montreal when I was 21? I do quite enjoy them though!! Very zippy!!
Wonderful pictures, Corey! I also love the colors of Marrakesh!
Betsey
I’m sure you’ve heard that the citrus crops in your home state have been devastated by the freezing temps…can’t imagine the prices we’ll be paying down the road…
Corey Responds: An orange from California, would be a sweet Valentine this year consider how they have suffered such a terrible lost!
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